Pad holder



April 13, 1954 L. v. SEGAL 2,675,249

PAD HOLDER Filed Oct. 8, 1951 2 Sheets-Sheet l INVENmR 3 LEONARD VICTOR SEE/4L Byfl ATTDRNE Y April 13, 1954 L. v. SEGAL 2,675,249

- PAD HOLDER Filed Oct. 8, 1951 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR LEONARD VICTOR SEGAL ITTORNKX Patented Apr. 13, 1954 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE This invention relates to pad holders, particu larly to devices for supporting a plurality of memo sheets in the form of a pad wherefrom sheets may either be torn or otherwise removeds In most pad holders of this category the pad is generally placed between the base of the device and a plate or other holding means for engaging the upper portion of the pad, the holding means being operatively released by removing screw members. Such operations frequently requir inconvenient; manipulative effort, and also a disassembling of the entire holding mechanism. It is primarily within the contemplation of my invention to provide a device that will firmly and effectively hold a pad of memo sheets or the lik in place on a suitable base, and yet which will readily permit the release of the holding means, for the removal of one or more sheets or for removing accumulated stubs of torn sheets, without the use of screw means. And in this aspect of my invention it is an important object to provide yieldable holding means for the pad which can quickly :b released from its holding position by a simple manipulative act, and without the removal of any parts whatsoever.

It is a further object of my invention to provide a pad holder having the aforesaid features, and which will also permit either a tearing ofi of sheets in conventional manner, or a removal of sheets singly or in groups of sheets without any tearing or mutilating action. And in this aspect of my invention it is a further object to enable accumulated stubs to be quickly and readily removedfrom th device, thereby eliminating the disadvantage, characteristic of conventional pad holders, of uneven tearing due to a thick pack of stubs.

It is also an object of my invention to provide a device which will enable pads of varying thickness to be firmly and yieldably held in place without any adjustments.

It is further within the contemplation of my invention to provide a device of the category having posts extending through holes in the sheets of the pad, in combination with upper plate holding means operatively mounted on said posts, and which holding means can be readily released without the danger of the posts being pulled downwardly through the said holes. And in this aspect of my invention it is a further object to provide holding means in the form of a plate having flanged means to hold it against slidable movement downwardly along an inclined path, as well as with means to enable the plate to be automatically elevated above the pad upon an opera- 9 Claims. (Cl. 281-15) tive release thereof from its holding position, whereby the plate may be withdrawn from engagement with the posts without interference by said flanged means.

And it is also an important object of this invention to provide a relatively simple and easily assembled and disassembled devic having the features and advantages hereinabove set forth.

Other objects, features and advantages will appear from the drawings and the description hereinafter given.

Referring to the drawings,

Figure l is a perspective View of one form of my invention showing the pad in its secured position;

Figure 2 is a fragmentary perspective view of the device of Figure 1 showing the pad-holding plate in its released position;

Figure 3 is a perspective View of the said padholding plate, shown for clarity in inverted position;

Figure 4 is a side view of the device of Figure 1, the dot-dash lines showing the position of certain of the parts according to Figure 2;

Figure 5 is a part rear view and part section taken along line 55 of Figure 4;

Figure 6 is a fragmentary section of Fig. 5 taken along line fi-fi, the dot-dash lines showing the position of the pad-holding plate after it had been operatively moved forwardly upon its release;

Figures 7', 8 and 9 are perspective views of the base assembly in inverted position, showing three steps of securing the spring member into its operative position;

Figure 10 is a fragmentary plan View of another form of this invention;

Figure 11 is a fragmentary section of Figure 10 taken along line H-ll Figure 12 is a fragmentary perspective of the device of Figures 10 and 11, showing the top sheet being torn off, and t Figure 13 is a fragmentary perspective viewlik Figure 12, but with the pad-holding plate removed, and a pack of stubs detached. from the posts.

In the form of my invention illustrated in Fi ures 1 to 9, a pad it of loose sheets is supported by the base member l6 having an inclined base wall ll and a rear downwardly extending wall l8 terminating in a bottom flange [9 adapted to rest on a supporting table. portions of the pad sheets contain holes 20 and 2| in registry with the correspondingly positioned holes 22 and 23, respectively, in the rear of the base wall I1. Extending slidably through the said holes are the two posts 24 and 25, respective The upper lateral 1y, these being supported by the transverse bar 26 disposed below the base wall H. In the preferred form shown, said bar 23 comprises two layers 21 and 28 secured together at their terminal connections with the posts 2&- and 25, the portions intermediate the posts being separable.

Along the underside of the base and attached to the forward part thereof (see Figures 7, 8 and 9) is the spring member 29, the flat forward portion 3!! of which is in engagement with th undersurface of the base wall 5? and pivotally secured thereto by the rivet 3|. The portion 32 of the spring 29 is disposed rearwardly of portion 36, and in its unstrained condition extends away from the base, as shown in Figure 7 before it is secured into its operative position. In operatively securing the spring into place, it is bent. into the position shown in Figure 8, and then inserted between the layers 2? and 28' of the bar it, the pivotal movement of the spring during this operation facilitating the attachment. The spring is of such a length that it will extend rearwardl'y of the bar 26, the rear extension 32 extending through the slot 33 in the rear wall 58. In the form illustrated a T-slot is employed, slot 33 being vertical and joinin the upper horizontal slot 34. It is thus apparent that the spring 29 normally urges the bar 26 away from base wall 11; so that when the device is in its operative position, as shown in Figures 1 and 4, the bar 25 and the said posts 24 and 25 carried thereby are yieldably urged downwardly, in the direction of arrow A. of Figure 4. And when the extension 32 is manu ally raised upwardly to the level of slot 34 and then laterally moved (through the pivoted connection 31) into one arm of the slot 34 (see Figure 2), the bar 26 and posts 24 and 25 will be maintained in their upper positions shown in Figures 2 and 4.

Disposed over the upper portion of the pad l5, at the rear of the device, is the pad-holding plate 35 containing the lateral recessed portions 31: and 3'! open at the rear. In the form illustrated the recessed portions are formed by the lateral edge portions 38 and 3t and the, inner edges (l and 4|, respectively, the, side inner edges extending rearwardly and joining the respective edges 42 and 43 of the rear plate flange M. The central portion of plate 35 contains the opening 55, to serve as a window for a calendar or advertising material on the top of the pad; and the forward portion of the plate contains the finger grip 46 to enable the plate to be manually manipulated.

Attached to the underside of the, plate is the plate-lifting spring ll, the spring normally extending below the plane of the plate, but being yieldably movable against the undersurface' of the, plate when the latter is operatively brought into flush engagement with the pad. Thus, in Figures 1, 4 and the spring is shown in a substantially flat and strained condition; whereas in Figure 2 it is in its normal unstrained condition with, the plate 35 in its raised position.

The said posts 2 and 25 contain at the upper and 49 will bear against the plate and hold it.

against the pad, under the yieldable influence of spring'member 29.

In the operative position shown in Figure 1 the separate sheets of the pad are held together by the plate 35, as aforesaid, the flange id aiding in holding the plate against forward displacement, by virtue of the fianges engagement with th rear of the pad. When it is desired to release,

the pad, the extension 32 is moved upwardly into slot 34, in the manner aforesaid. This will cause a raising of the posts 2 5 and 25 into the position of Figure 2, whereupon the heads it and 49 of the posts will have moved out of engagement with the plate 35. The spring 8? will thereupon raise the plate until the flange id is above the top level of pad [5; and the plate is now in a position to be moved forwardly, in the direction of arrow B of Figure 2. The dot-dash representation of plate 35 in Figure 6 shows the position of the plate after it had been moved forwardly. It is obvious that in this position the stubs 56 \Figure 6) can readily be removed by sliding them off the top of the posts, the'holes 2G and 2! being larger than the heads at and 49 of the posts. 'In

the same manner separate sheets can be removedwithout tearing through the holes, or otherwise.

added by a simple manual manipulation, with-' out any use of screw means or other disassem bling operations. The plate 35 can not only con.- veniently and firmly hold together the separate sheets of different thicknesses, but the front edge 51 thereof enables sheets to be conveniently torn ofi along said edge.

In the form of my invention illustrated in Fi ures 10 to 13, the mechanism is substantially the same as in the form above described, except for the pad-holding plate. The plate 52 has recessed portions 38a and 37a overlapped by the post heads 68a and Ma. The front of the plate, however, has a downwardly extending front flange 53 parallel to the rear flange Mia, the lower edge 54 of the fiange intersectin the holes 20a and Zia of the pad 15a. Hence, when a top sheet 55 is operatively torn off along edge 55 (Figure 12), a part of each hole remains on the sheet, the other part being left on the stub. Hence, uponan operative removal of plate 52 in the manner hereinabove described, the. pack of stubs (Figure 13) can readily be slid oif the pad, without the need to lift the stubs upwardly off the posts. This results in a further simplification of operation.

In the above description, th invention has been disclosed merely by way of example and in preferred manner; but obviously many variationsand modifications may be made therein} It is understood, therefore, that the invention is not limited to any specific form or manner of practicin same, except insofar'as such limite tions are specified in the appended claims.

I claim:

1. In a padholder, a pad-supporting base having a hole therein, a wall extendingdownwardly from the base, a pad-holding plate having an apertured portion disposed above the said hole,

a post extending through said hole and said apertured portion and having a head overlapping said apertured portion and engageablewith the upper surface of the said plate, yieldable means. below the base and normally urging the. post andsaid head downwardly into. pressin engagement with the plate, a manually .manipulatable extension connected to said yieldable meansand movable between upper and lower limiting positions, a

spring engaging the. lower surface of said platev and urging said plate upwardly whereby said plate is automatically raised relative to said padsupporting base when said head is moved out of said hole, a post extending through said hole and said recess portion and having a head overlapping said recessed portion and engageable with the upper surface of the said plate, yieldable means below the base and normally urging the post and said head downwardly into pressing engagement with the plate, a manually manipulatable extension connected to said yieldable means and movable between upper and lower limiting positions, a fiat leaf spring engaging the lower surface of said plate and urgin said plate upwardly, whereby said plate is automatically raised relative to said pad-supporting base when said head is moved out of engagement with the upper surface of said plate, and retaining means on said wall engageable with said extension for holding it in said upper position, whereby the said post head is maintained out of engagement with said plate, the plate being movable forwardly and out of engagement with the post.

3. In a padholder, a pad-supporting base having at the rear lateral portions two holes therein, a wall extending downwardly from the base, a pad-holding plate having two lateral recessed portions extending forwardly from and open at the rearmost edge of the plate and disposed above said holes, two posts extendin through said holes and said recessed portions and having heads overlapping said recessed portions and engageable with the upper surface of said plate, yieldable means below the base and normally urging the posts downwardly and said heads into pressing engagement With the plate, a manually manipulatable extension connected to said yieldable means and movable between upper and lower limiting positions, a flat leaf spring rigidly secured at its center to the lower surface of said plate and urging said plate upwardly, whereby said plate is automatically raised relative to said pad-supporting base when said head is moved out of engagement with the upper surface of said plate, and retaining means on said wall engageable with said extension for holding it in said upper position, whereby said post heads are maintained out of engagement with said plate, the plate being movable forwardly and out of engagement with the posts.

4. In a padholder, a pad-supporting base having a hole therein, a wall extending downwardly from the rear of the base and having therein a horizontal slotted portion and a downwardly extendin slot joined thereto, a pad-holding plate having a recessed portion extending forwardly from the rearmost edge of the plate and disposed above said hole, a post extending through said hole and said recessed portion and having a head overlapping said recessed portion and engageabl with the upper surface of said plate, a transverse bar below the rear of the base and supporting said post, a spring pivotally anchored to the front underside portion or the base and detachably secured to the bar, the spring nor- 1' mally urging the bar and ost downwardly and said head into pressing engagement with the plate, the rear of the spring having a manually.

manipulatable extension extending through said slot and movable therealong, said horizontal slotted portion being adapted to receive said extension and hold it in an upper position, whereby said post head is maintained out of engagement with said plate.

5. In a padholder, a pad-supporting base having a hole therein, a wall extending downwardly from the base, a pad-holding plate having a recessed portion extending forwardly from the rearmost edge of the plate and disposed above the i said hole, a post extending through said hole and said recessed portion and having a head overlapping said recessed portion and engageable with the upper surface of the said plate, yield 1 able means below the base and normally ur'sing the post and said head downwardly into pressin engagement with the plate, a manually manipulatable extension connected to said yield- 1 able means and movable between upper and lower j pressing engagement with the plate, whereby when the post head is out of engagement with the plate said spring means will urge said plate upwardly.

6. In a padholder for a pad with rearwardly disposed post-receiving holes, a pad-supporting base having at the rear thereof a plurality of holes corresponding in number and position with said holes on the pad, a wall extending down- I wardly from the base, a pad-holding plate having a plurality of recessed portions extending forwardly from and open at the rearmost edge of the plate, said recesses corresponding in number and position to said holes in the base, posts extending through each of said holes and said recessed portions and having heads overlapping said recessed portions and engageable with the upper surface of said plate, yieldable means below the base and normally urging the posts downwardly and said heads into pressing engagement with the plate, a manually manipulatable extension connected to said yieldable means and movable between upper and lower limiting positions, a spring engaging the lower surface of said plate and urging said plate upwardly, whereby said plate is automatically raised relative to said base when said head is moved out of engagement with the upper surface of said plate, and retain ing means on said wall engageable with said extension for holding it in said upper position, whereby said post heads are maintained out of engagement with said plate, the plate being movable forwardly and out of engagement with the posts, the front edge of said plate intersecting transversely the holes in the base, whereby the tearing line of an operatively torn off sheet will be through said post-receiving holes.

7. In a pad holder, a pad supporting base having a hole therein, a wall extending downward- 1y from the base, a pad holding plate having a recessed portion extending forwardly from the rearmost edge of the plate and disposed above the said hole, a post extending through said hole and said recessed portion and having a head oversmegma lapping. said recessed portion and engageable with the upper surface of said plate, a transverse bar below and at the rear of said base,. said bar operatively supporting said post, a flat spring attached to the forward underside portion of the base and extending rearwardly therefrom for attachment to said bar, said spring normally urging said post and said head downwardly into, pressing engagement with the plate, a manually manipulatableextension connected to said spring and movable between upper and lower limiting positions, and retaining means on said wall engageable with said extension for holding it in said upper position, whereby the said post head is maintained out of engagement with said plate, the plate being movable forwardly and out of engagement with the said post.

8. In a pad holder, a pad supporting base having a hole therein, a wall extending downwardly from the base, a pad holding plate having a recessed portion extending forwardly from I the rearmost edge of the plate and disposed above with the upper surface of said plate, a transverse bar below and at the rear of said base, said bar operatively supporting said post, a spring pivotally anchored to the forward underside portion of the base and extending rearwardly therefrom, the rear portion of the spring being detachably secured to said bar, said spring normally urging said post and said head downwardly into pressing engagement with the plate, a manually manipulatable extension connected to said spring and movable between upper and lower limiting positions, and retaining means on said wall engageable with said extension for holding it in said upper position, whereby said post head is maintained out of engagement with said plate, the plate being movable forwardly and out of engagement with said post.

'9. In a pad holder, a pad supporting base having a hole therein, a, wall extending downwardly from the base, a pad holding plate having a recessed portion extending forwardly from the rearmost edge of the plate and disposed above said hole, a post extending through said hole and said recessed portion and having a head over tween upper and lower limiting positions, and

retaining means on said wall engageable with said extension for holding it in said upper position, whereby said post head is maintained out of engagement with said plate, the plate being movable forwardly and out of engagement with said post.

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